Trevor Hayley

Funeral and Life Memorial Celebrant

A Caring Presence for you and your family so you can Celebrate a Life

Servicing Greater Adelaide, Fleurieu, South Coast and Adelaide Hills Regions of South Australia

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No Regrets!

Dec 3, 2019

Living the life to the full. Sounds wonderful, but what do you do when you are not a thrill-seeker like me?

A Worthwhile Hospital Visit

Nov 26, 2019

When it come to hospital visits, can they become an experience beyond the “How are you feeling today?”

Carers be kind to yourselves

Nov 21, 2019

When caring, perhaps with a terminally ill loved one, it may be better to ask for help, because is too much to handle on you own.

“It’s Not Easy being Green” – Kermit the Frog

Nov 13, 2019

“It’s not easy being green” sings Kermit, but it was his ‘green-ness’ that brought shade to all he touched. How can we bring shade to those around us?

It’s all about the ‘-‘ Dash

Nov 7, 2019

We prepare for the birth of a newborn, and we mark the end as we celebrate the life that was. What about the ‘-‘ dash in the middle.

Death within the Aboriginal Culture

Oct 22, 2019

Death or ‘sorry business’ within the Aboriginal Culture is a truly shared and community experience. Do the indigenous cultures around the world, including here in Australia, have something the teach us?

Suddenly they’re not there……

Oct 17, 2019

No more beach walks, no more going out together, no more sharing a bottle of wine. Once the person was there, and now they are not; forever. How do you support someone through the ‘no mores.’

Funerals and memorials – the words we use

Oct 10, 2019

Why do we use the word wake? It seems quite a strange word to use given the circumstances. The funeral industry, like other industries, has a language all of its own.

Should we bring the children to the Funeral?

Oct 3, 2019

Should we take children to funerals? I did no get to go to Grandpa’s, and although I have fond memories, I still wonder the wisdom of my parents in the 1970s.